Ward-Stilson Co.

in the Matter Of WARD-STILSON COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION Case No. R-1927 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 14, 1940 On July 29, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in this proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 23, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On August 24, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of employees alleged eligible to vote -- ---------- 375 Total number voted---- ------------------------------------- 351 Total number of valid votes cast---------------------------- 329 Total number of votes for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union------------------------------------------- 113 Total number of votes for the Maisonette Workers Union ---- 200 Total number of ballots for neither organization-------------- 16 Total number of blank ballots ------------------------------- 0 Total number of void ballots---- ---------------------------- 0 Total number of challenged ballots----- ---------------------- 22 By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested iii the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re- lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations- Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY cERTiFIED that Maisonette Workers Union has been designated -and selected by a majority of all regular production and 1 25 N. L R. B. 1075. 27 N. L R. B., No. 50. '229 230 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD maintenance employees of Ward-Stilson Company, Anderson, Indi- ana, excluding supervisory employees, clerical employees, temporary employees, salesmen, and saleswomen, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Maisonette Workers Union is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.